In this guide, we explain what are the steps you must take to be able to manufacture wholesale customized products in China to be resold in the European or Italian market. This process, in fact, consists of several phases and all very important.
Suppose, for example, that you have already identified a supplier: to start the production cycle you must enter into a sales agreement with him. Specifically, this agreement will allow you to:
In the contract that you will sign, remember to include all the product specifications and go into detail, without leaving anything to chance: this will protect you in your relations with the manufacturer who will have to make your products following your guidelines and without the possibility of acting independently.
If you do not want to negotiate the terms of the sales agreement again every time you buy products, we therefore recommend that you specify in the contract:
Once the negotiation has been carried out, the contract must be signed by the legal representative of the company that is indicated in the commercial license and its signature must be associated with the company stamp. We recommend that you ask to receive the contract in original and in paper format even if you will be offered a copy in digital format.
Before starting production, the supplier may ask you to pay a deposit: to avoid the risk of fraud, we advise you to pay only the amount set out in black and white to the current account specified in the agreement. Make sure your bank details are correct unless your bank sends your payment back. It will therefore be good to carefully check:
As soon as the payment has been made, send proof of payment to verify that the bank has registered the transaction. Check that the supplier has received the deposit within 2-3 working days and inform him that the production starts from the moment of receipt of the money, that you expect the goods to be ready to be inspected within the term written in the agreement.
Although the production process of the goods varies according to the type of product, we can generalize the phases and timing in the following steps:
In addition, even if you have been sent a prototype, you can ask the supplier to make a total number of samples before going ahead with the work and if everything is okay give the ok for mass production. This could delay production, but also avoid problems related to the quality of the products. You can also ask to receive periodic updates on the progress of the production and when the batch is almost completed, set the inspection of your quality control officer.
Quality control is used to verify that the products meet the specifications required, comply with safety regulations, and are labeled in accordance with the regulations. Tests are performed to verify the correspondence of the products with the specifications included in the sales agreement.
If you cannot go to China yourself, you can hire a Chinese company to carry out this check on your behalf based on a clear and precise checklist that you will have provided to them yourself. We recommend that you contact the company a couple of weeks before the products are completed to confirm the price and address to which the samples should be delivered; in addition, you will need to tell the agent who will carry out the check to collect samples and send them from the factory to the company that must carry out the tests. The quality control inspector must collect specific samples that you must indicate. Then contact the company that carried out the tests to verify the conformity of the products.
Most of those who decide to produce wholesale customized products in China, send the inspector when the products are assembled and some parts are already packed. The check is carried out according to a protocol, and in 24 hours you should receive the results, which contain:
You will also receive samples of the batch from which the compliance tests were performed: After receiving the material, you will have to contact the company that performed the tests for the final cost.
At this point, you can decide whether to approve the batch of products or not.
Once paid, the balance is never refunded, so we advise you not to pay until any changes have been made to the products. Almost all suppliers wait to receive payment before shipping the goods, but in the agreement you may also have negotiated differently.
The shipment is managed according to the Incoterms established in the sales agreement, namely:
Obviously the supplier or the shipper will have to provide you with all the transport documents including commercial invoice, bill of lading, and packing slip.
If you have read so far, you will have understood that the process of producing in China is complex and full of pitfalls, and if you do not control exactly every step and every detail, you can risk receiving unsaleable goods and losing money.
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